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“Y” is for York County [628 square miles; population 164,614]. Located in the north-central part of the state, York County was one of seven counties…

"F" is for the Federalist Party. During the early years of the new republic the Federalist Party flourished in South Carolina, holding the lion’s share of…

"L" is for the Laing School. Cornelia Hancock, a Civil War nurse and a Quaker, established Laing School in Mount Pleasant in an abandoned church in 1866.…

"N" is for the Nathaniel Russell House. The Nathaniel Russell House is located at 51 Meeting Street in Charleston. It is considered one of the finest…

"F" is for Fishing Creek, Battle of [August 18, 1780]. After the Battle of Camden, Banastre Tarleton and his British Legion pursued Thomas Sumter and his…

"B" is for Boyce, James Petigru [1827-1888]. Minister, educator. After experiencing a religious conversion, Boyce became editor of the Southern Baptist, a…

"K" is for the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan was a paramilitary organization formed during Reconstruction to oppose the Republican Party and restore…

"O" is for Organized Labor. Organized labor in South Carolina has colonial roots. As early as 1742 white shipwrights in Charleston protested allegedly…

"R" is for Redcliffe. Redcliffe, an antebellum mansion near Beech Island in western Aiken County, was the home place of governor James Henry Hammond and…

"A" is for African Americans. The first African-Americans to live in what is now South Carolina were slaves in the 16th century failed Spanish…